Editorial: Welcome to technology, BIA

TUESDAY, JUNE 25, 2002

The Norwich Bulletin in an editorial today praises the Bureau of Indian Affairs for developing a computer system to aid federal recognition decisions.

"Welcome to the information age, BIA," the paper writes. "Wait until you learn about the Internet!"

The BIA is using Microsoft Access, a commercial database, to store information about the Schaghticoke Tribal Nation. The tribe is seeking recognition and is under a court-imposed timetable.

The BIA hopes to replicate the effort for other petitioning groups.

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